New York Layoffs — February 2012

Employers in New York filed 24 WARN Act notices in February 2012, impacting roughly 1,580 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 51% versus February 2011. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 16 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Other	14	749
Manufacturing	2	256
Information & Technology	2	229
Admin & Support Services	3	208
Professional Services	1	57
Finance & Insurance	1	55
Accommodation & Food	1	26

The Other sector led the way in workforce reductions with 749 workers across 14 notices. In a parallel development, Manufacturing reported 256 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
New York	6	473
Monroe	7	379
Albany	1	155
Queens	2	111
Hempstead	2	108

New York saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 473 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
New York	6	473
Rochester	7	379
Albany	1	155
Freeport	2	108
Lake Katrine	1	84

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	16	1,336
Layoff	8	244

The high proportion of closures (85% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in New York's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sealed Air Corporation	Rochester	186	Closure	2012-02-10
Time Warner Cable (Outbound Sales Department)	Albany	155	Closure	2012-02-09
Plaza Recovery, Inc	New York	131	Closure	2012-02-07
ARAMARK NY Regional Staffing Center	New York	122	Closure	2012-02-28
Ocean Side Institutional Industries, Inc	Freeport	105	Closure	2012-02-06
Eastman Kodak (Company Office)	Rochester	105	Layoff	2012-02-29
EmblemHealth Services Company, LLC	Lake Katrine	84	Closure	2012-02-01
Connaught Group Ltd. - Sales office/administrative personnel/sewing/patternmaking	New York	82	Closure	2012-02-07
Transcom Worldwide (US) Inc	Tonawanda	79	Closure	2012-02-13
Time Warner Cable-Outbound Sales Department	College Point	74	Closure	2012-02-14
Sealed Air Corporation	Scotia	70	Closure	2012-02-09
Canoe Ventures, LLC	New York	67	Closure	2012-02-23
Eastman Kodak Company - Kodak Manitou	Rochester	65	Layoff	2012-02-29
Ziff Davis Enterprise/Enterprise Media Group, Inc	New York	57	Closure	2012-02-06
MetLife	Hauppauge	55	Closure	2012-02-02

The single largest action involved Sealed Air Corporation at its Rochester facility, reporting 186 affected workers. Time Warner Cable (Outbound Sales Department) followed with 155 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across New York, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Other sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New York. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all New York WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.